The Meeker herald., 1887-07-02
That Cattle Trust.

4 '~s s'"-:
|, Is amusing 10 read the newspapers
published a, tie Chicago s,ock.yaris in
their attempts TO class the American
Cattle Trust with the wildcat schemes
being organized al all times OF the year.
Were IL such scheme capital Of
twenty-five million dollars would be I'M
necessary. The sum and substance OF
their sqnirmlng and un.!lsin.ss il the
fact that ihelr business Of buying stock
from the cattlcmcn NJ their own figure
Is In Jeopardy. consequently their cry
Of fraud. TIE strenuous opposition
from the Droyor's journal and oillcr
plpsr, Of that Tx IN tie hest evidence
that ,hi, new combination proposes TO
save considerable money TO producers
that has heretofore found IT, nay into
the pockets of stock yard monopollsis,
Their wall runs "a this manner:
"iiy those sho arr familiar with the
'ins AMI outs OF ,Ae western cattle
business the American Cattle Trust Is
looked upon rs one u the most s,uprH-
Ious frauds that WAS ever attempted 10
b. psIVetmggd upon conad.ns public.
II ls declared 10 bo y scheme onucuCIcd
by Few shrcNd and some time s!irc
wealthy cattle kings ;o unload upon
other shoulders their Improbable hold
ings. To assume that any considerable
number ui the western ranch,n.n will
complaccu,iy and uurc ictyciiy resign
the entire management, OF their private
business into the hands OF men who
have no greater claim upon the cohd.
dcnec Of the public than have those n,
the head of the American Cattle Trust.
pfcsnpisosc, s;aicof mental imhcciiit,
no, u, all consistent, with ;h- pas, bus!.
nrss suee.ss Of III. osiiieincn of the
plains. II tie mrn who conceived aud
are carrying forward the Trust arr
suffering lnum financial cramps. the de
sire To obtain relief is .'as.onah!c. bot
that does no, impose upon their more
fortunate brethren any obligation to 49,
sisi In i,rthcring the scheme. The
heart u the Chicago end u the concern
certainly does not beat In unison with
the producer. and the men who are
bsoming the thing out Yves, have not
hitherto bccn recognized rs philanthro.
pis,s.
l.y the strain of tie following II Is ap-
parent that ;licir object Is io handicap
the new conccrn. h,lt they will soon
tumble TO the fact that !; Is uphill
wu;k ::
Tile Fccrcsy .nyclcping the move.
mcnt nnI thc designs Of the Cattle
Trust certainly iusiilns the public Ia
regarding the combination with snspi.
cion. Beyond the fact that such con.
ccn has actually been organized. and
that y few big cattle owners and Chi
cago dressed beef man aFe at the bottom
of 1t, nothing is known. Under these
circumstances. TO assume that the west
orn cattlcmcn will without Ion. and
cool dcl.berai!un turn their business,
over 10 the tender merc!cs OF the com
binc' is reflection upon their in,elli-
gcnce.n
The Breeders Gazette. on the con.
trary, has taken u neutral stand in re.
gard To the Trust since the inception Of
the new corporation. and is receiving
encoriums for tnc stand they have
taken. The following comment on
their course may shed additional light
upon what the projectors of the enter
prise have In view. and those abortiye
Journals could profit by taking the facts
therein contained into consideration
Your recent article about the enter
prise organized during the past winter
is both sensible and true. While not
prufessedly pbilan,hropic movement.
and while admit genuine doubt as to
the extent to which it can lie made 10
relieve the present depression In range
cattle interest, Ia doubt based simply
upon the fact that there are limits In
the size of business operations beyond
which no body of ordinarily sensible
business men would attempt TO gol.
still say definitely that the proposed
operations of its various branches. their
scope. and benefits are far reaching.
and that their good results will not be
confined alone TO those who may alili-
ate with them. The enterprise is In no
sense monopoly. Its growth and pros
perity do not depend upon crushing any
one out OF business. lts aim is TO make
money in legitimate way by combin-
ing existing interests in breeding.
slaughtering and manufacturing by
using all economy In management. all
humane and llfe-prcserving methods in